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	Gilbert Court 100 Collins Street Melbourne 100-104 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6095	Designed by J A La Gerche and erected in 1954-5, Gilbert Court is symbolic of the recovery in commercial building after World War Two and the onset of Olympic Games preparation. It provided a novel form of building development in its co-operative ownership and appears to be the first true multi-storey commercial "glass box" built in Australia. Receiving much national publicity, it was the first Australian commercial building to fully express the new international Modern aesthetic ... more	B6095	Regional

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Gilbert Court

100 Collins Street Melbourne

100-104 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B6095

Designed by J A La Gerche and erected in 1954-5, Gilbert Court is symbolic of the recovery in commercial building after World War Two and the onset of Olympic Games preparation. It provided a novel form of building development in its co-operative ownership and appears to be the first true multi-storey commercial "glass box" built in Australia. Receiving much national publicity, it was the first Australian commercial building to fully express the new international Modern aesthetic ... more

B6095

Regional